>>>>>>>You knew this was coming:
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>>>>>>>http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/10/5805421-mccarthy-lautenberg-seek-to-ban-high-capacity-ammo-magazines
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>>>>>>>""The only reason to have 33 bullets loaded in a handgun is to kill a lot of people very quickly. These high-capacity clips simply should not be on the market," Lautenberg said"
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>>>>>>>...unless of course you're going out on your weekend shooting range and you don't feel like reloading after every shot.
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>>>>>>>Another fear based initiative.
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>>>>>>You're forgetting the case where you're hunting, and you run into a whole herd of deer. With a 33 round mag you can get all of them!
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>>>>>>I'm interested - what would your honest-to-goodness, gut reaction be if you were at a suburban strip mall and you saw someone pull a pistol that had a 33 round mag?
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>>>>>Shoot him first.
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>>>>Yep.
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>>>I wouldn't lose a moment's sleep after capping some nutjob who opened fire.
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>>Just an exploratory question... would you apply the same logic if somebody broke into your house?
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>I have a shotgun in the bedroom closet. What I'v told my wife is this - if you hear the burgler downstairs, leave him be. He can take what he wants while I call the cops. If he comes upstairs, he's not there to rob, so kiss ur a$$ goodbye.

I'm of the same mindset, however, all of our bedrooms are on the main floor. I can't even fathom if something would happen to my son and I wasn't able to protect him. Charleton Heston had it right - out of my cold dead hands.